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Appellate Court Rules Kenyan Courts Do Have Jurisdiction over Offenses Committed on High Seas (October 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

On October 18, 2012, the Kenyan Court of Appeal ruled that Kenyan courts have jurisdiction over cases involving persons suspected of ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: Kenya

Puntland Establishes Piracy Courts and Prisons (April 20, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom

On April 18, 2011, Reuters reported that Somalia's Puntland semi-autonomous regional state will soon put in place special prisons and courts ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: Somalia

Security Council Resolution Considers Specialized Courts to Combat Piracy in Somalia (April 18, 2011) by Theresa Papademetriou

On April 11, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), cognizant of the continuing incidents of armed robbery and other violence ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: United Nations

Seven Alleged Pirates Charged with Firearms Offenses (February 16, 2011) by Kelly Buchanan

On February 11, 2011, Malaysian prosecutors filed charges against seven Somali nationals who had been captured by Malaysian naval forces in ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Special Courts and Anti-Piracy Law Proposed (January 27, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom

On January 25, 2011, the United Nations special envoy on maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia put forward a proposal ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: Somalia

Court Rules Kenya Lacks Jurisdiction over Offenses Committed on High Seas (November 12, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom

On November 9, 2010, the Kenyan High Court, Mombasa Division, terminated for want of jurisdiction a lower court's criminal case against ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: Kenya

Alleged Somali Pirates Acquitted for Lack of Evidence (November 12, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported on November 5, 2010, that a Kenyan magistrate found not guilty 17 Somalis who had been accused of ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: Kenya

Fight Against Piracy (September 09, 2009) by Dario Ferreira

On July 22, 2009, the Italian Parliament converted Decree-Law No. 61 of June 15, 2009, into Law No. 100, approving urgent ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: Italy

Anti-Piracy Agreement Signed (February 05, 2009) by Constance Johnson

Nine countries in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea region have signed a Code of Conduct designed to increase cooperation against ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: United Nations

Dutch Requested to Allow Danish Prosecution of Suspected Somali Pirates (January 12, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported on January 3, 2009, that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has contacted Dutch officials to clear ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: Denmark

Security Council Resolution Empowers States Combating Piracy to Conduct Land Operations in Somalia (January 08, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

On December 16, 2008, the United Nations Security Council adopted its fourth resolution since June on combating piracy off Somalia's coast. ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: United Nations

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Last updated: October 25, 2012